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Nullification Rebellion

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Whaler's Rebellion
Front view of the church of St. Eustache occupied by the insurgents.jpg
Confederal Army regulars firing on a church occupied by the Bordenite militias in Salisbury
Date2 February 1848 - 11 May 1848
(3 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Location
Result

Government victory

  • Armed resistance eliminated
Belligerents
noborder Bordenites Ambrose Confederal Army
Commanders and leaders
noborder Thomas Jackson Borden Ambrose Mahlon Asquith
AmbroseHenry John Pinckney
Ambrose Alexander Porter
Strength
2,600 6,700
Casualties and losses
598 confirmed killed
1700 captured
32 killed
Unknown number of civilians accidentally killed

The Whaler's Rebellion was an Ambrosian tax revolt that spiraled into an armed insurrection from on 2 February to its suppression on 11 May 1848.

Background

Protest

Insurrection

Aftermath